Japan News Articles. June 29 - July 4

• UNESCO decides to add Meiji industrial sites to World Heritage list | The Japan Times

• Japan’s Honorific Language About More Than Manners | Nippon.com

• Japan's troubling lack of romance | The Japan Times

• Bullet trains get rude wake-up call | The Japan Times

• Toshiba's accounting scandal nearly triples to ¥150 billion: source | The Japan Times

• Could Hamp's detention reinforce prejudice? | The Japan Times

• Toshiba accounting irregularities likely to exceed 100 billion yen - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan enacts law to ascribe employee inventions to firms | The Japan Times

• Japan is het lichtend voorbeeld - De Standaard

• Fatal Fire on Japan's Airtight Bullet Train Exposes Lapses - ABC News

• Take a Stroll Through the Backstreets of Japan - IGNITION

• Abe's poor answers on security bills | The Japan Times

• From dog coats to toilet paper, Nadeshiko fever hits stores ahead of World Cup final | The Japan Times

• Japan is back in the final after emotional 2011 win - US News

• UNESCO and Japan’s Act of Forgetting | The Diplomat

• Japan's falling population will set a new record every year until 2060 - Asia - World - The Independent

• Why does Japan have such a high suicide rate? - BBC News

• Battleship island – a symbol of Japan's progress or reminder of its dark history? | World news | The Guardian

• Helft van de Japanners heeft bijna nooit seks — Wel.nl

• This calico cat stationmaster was loved all over Japan | Public Radio International

• Policy Fixes Needed for Japan’s Elderly Women | Nippon.com

• American ramen fanatic publishes book of Tokyo's top noodle joints - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Law gets serious about cycling safety | The Japan Times

• Japan naar finale WK vrouwen dankzij eigen doelpunt Engeland | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl

• With rental rules set to change, can Airbnb succeed in Japan? - CSMonitor.com

• Japan isn't especially religious, but there's still plenty of religion | Public Radio International

• Japan's crowded, punctual rail network faces dilemma over security checks | The Japan Times

• Man who self-immolated on shinkansen 'couldn't live on pension,' says neighbor | The Japan Times

• Japan’s population decline the steepest on record - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Today

• Toyota's top female executive steps down after arrest in Japan

• Officieel: Brussel - Tokio wordt avondvlucht - Flightlevel

• ANA vliegt vanaf 25 oktober dagelijks van Brussel naar Tokio - HLN.be

• With Japan’s volcanic activity rising, Mount Fuji climbers urged to wear helmets - News - Stripes

• Toyota's Top Female Executive Resigns After Arrest in Japan - ABC News

• Shinkansen passengers recount terrifying ordeal with man who set himself ablaze - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Japan Today

• VOX POPULI: The peace of a company of strangers shattered on a Shinkansen train - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

• Abe's ill-conceived university policy | The Japan Times

• Behind the LDP lawmakers' remarks | The Japan Times

• Suzuki president hands keys to his son after decades at the wheel | The Japan Times

• Japan's bid for heritage listing of early industrial sites revives ire over POW, forced labor | Star Tribune

• This week in Hate Mongering In Japan: Fuji TV wins for Korean mistranslation ‘sans malice’ : Japan Subculture Research Center

• Two die as man sets himself on fire aboard Japanese bullet train - LA Times

• Deel Japans vakantieoord ontruimd na vulkaanuitbarsting | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl

• In Japan, a plan to expand military's powers faces growing resistance - LA Times

• Let's discuss NHK in the news | The Japan Times

• Salarymen's allowances lowest in three decades as living costs rise | The Japan Times

• Japan's Productivity Puzzle - Bloomberg View

• 'Fietshelm' van 1,7 miljard is olympische strop voor Japan | Buitenland | de Volkskrant

• Fuji TV apologizes for subtitles inaccurately quoting South Koreans | The Japan Times

• Japan bullet train 'self-immolation' fire kills two - BBC News

• 2 dead after fire on Shinkansen train - The Japan News

• LDP media bashers put security bills in doubt | The Japan Times

• In Japan, even the gun enthusiasts welcome restrictions on firearms - The Washington Post

• Japon : le prix honteux de la maternité ! - Grazia

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Ducks Media Scandal | SNA Japan

• Le Monde.fr - Actualité à la Une

• Kyoto's popularity as wedding destination rising for foreign, domestic couples - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

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